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Make XML/HTML encoding in SOAP requests optional #6015

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions lib/core/optiondict.py
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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
"safeReqFile": "string",
"safeFreq": "integer",
"skipUrlEncode": "boolean",
"skipXmlEncode": "boolean",
"csrfToken": "string",
"csrfUrl": "string",
"csrfMethod": "string",
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions lib/parse/cmdline.py
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Expand Up @@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
request.add_argument("--skip-urlencode", dest="skipUrlEncode", action="store_true",
help="Skip URL encoding of payload data")

request.add_argument("--skip-xml-encode", dest="skipXmlEncode", action="store_true",
help="Skip HTML encoding of payload data for SOAP/XML")

request.add_argument("--csrf-token", dest="csrfToken",
help="Parameter used to hold anti-CSRF token")

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lib/request/connect.py
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Expand Up @@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ def queryPage(value=None, place=None, content=False, getRatioValue=False, silent
logger.log(CUSTOM_LOGGING.PAYLOAD, safecharencode(payload.replace('\\', BOUNDARY_BACKSLASH_MARKER)).replace(BOUNDARY_BACKSLASH_MARKER, '\\'))

if place == PLACE.CUSTOM_POST and kb.postHint:
if kb.postHint in (POST_HINT.SOAP, POST_HINT.XML):
if kb.postHint in (POST_HINT.SOAP, POST_HINT.XML) and not conf.skipXmlEncode:
# payloads in SOAP/XML should have chars > and < replaced
# with their HTML encoded counterparts
payload = payload.replace("&#", SAFE_HEX_MARKER)
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions sqlmap.conf
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Expand Up @@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ safeFreq = 0
# Valid: True or False
skipUrlEncode = False

# Skip HTML encoding of payload data for SOAP/XML.
# Valid: True or False
skipXmlEncode = False

# Parameter used to hold anti-CSRF token.
csrfToken =

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